Speed page
The parameters on the Speed page allows you to control the interface with external speed sensors.
How to open
This dialog box is opened from the Setup menu.
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Description
An external speed sensor is typically a global positioning system (GPS) or a dedicated speed log. The sensor is connected using a serial or local area network (LAN) port on your Processor Unit. The information from the speed sensors provides the speed information on the TV80 top bar.
Details
Port
Select which serial or Ethernet port to use for this communication.
NMEA Sentence
Select which NMEA, third party or proprietary datagram format to be used for the communication.
•  Auto
The TV80 will read all relevant datagrams. If the specified information is provided to the system on more than one telegram format, a built-in priority list will be used.
•  NMEA VHW
The NMEA VHW datagram contains the compass heading to which the vessel points, and the speed of the vessel relative to the water.
•  NMEA VTG
The NMEA VTG datagram contains the actual course and speed relative to the ground.
•  NMEA RMC
The NMEA RMC datagram transfers the time, date, position, course and speed data from a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receiver.
Talker ID
If you want to specify a dedicated Talker ID for the datagram format, it can be defined here.